{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/67e6e6525fb59eadfcfae7a1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Donald Trump and the campus speech wars","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1743184729191-c44e67d7-9df7-46d0-9b77-0bdccf0e448d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In the wake of a crackdown by the Trump administration on universities with threats to withhold funding following protests on campuses,<strong> </strong>Manveen Rana talks to Times columnist and a self-described free speech absolutist and academic Sir Niall Ferguson. </p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Sir Niall Ferguson, historian and Times columnist.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Manveen Rana.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Producers: </strong>Emily Webb and Edward Drummond.</p><p><strong>Further reading: </strong><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/edi-cancel-culture-bad-boards-killing-universities-gd9rzr0rb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How DEI, cancel culture and bad boards are killing our universities</a></p><p><strong>Clips:&nbsp;</strong>National Conservatism, Fox News, MSNBC, NBC News, CBS News, ABC News, Forbes.</p><p><strong>Photo:</strong>&nbsp;Getty Images.</p><p><strong>Get in touch:</strong> <a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Times"}